Cold, rainy weather is forecast Wednesday from the Plains to the Eastern Seaboard as a storm moves northeast through the region. Widespread rain and scattered thunderstorms are likely to continue across the Deep South, while light snow should persist over parts of the Plains.

A cold front moving toward the Eastern Seaboard is expected to bring rain to the Appalachians on Thursday before it dumps heavy rain in New England and the mid-Atlantic states. Rain is also forecast for the Southeast.

A storm is expected to drench much of the East on Wednesday. Rain and scattered thunderstorms are forecast to move across the Great Lakes and Ohio Valley into the Gulf states and the Eastern Seaboard. The system will bring isolated thunderstorms to parts of the Southwest and southern Texas.

Extreme temperatures are forecast for much of the nation Monday. Highs in the upper 80s and 90s are expected in the East, while parts of the Southern Plains and the Southwest could surpass 110 degrees.

The East started out wet Friday as a low-pressure area moved through the Ohio Valley, carrying heavy rain to the coastal plain. Strong winds are bringing unseasonably warm temperatures to the region again.